Sunday, 13 December 2015

syntax - Word order for "What is... that ... called?"

I am having difficulty with finding the natural word order in the following passive construction:




What are people called who do a lot of unnecessary work?



What are called people who do a lot of unnecessary work?



What are people who do a lot of unnecessary work called?




If I change passive to active, the sentence becomes natural:




What do you call people who do a lot of unnecessary work?



What does one call people who do a lot of unnecessary work?




But what is the preferred/natural word order, if any, in such sentences, provided I want to stick with the passive?



I was unable to invent a more generic and to-the-point title. Please fell free to edit if you do.

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